Mercedes Benz 202 1999

Model 202 made in 1999 by Mercedes Benz got 1 consumer complain, 1 investigation there is 1 recall as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference to visibility. . Technical service bulletines regarding steering, visibility. The car had one investigation (engine and engine cooling). There was one recall concerning exterior lighting .

202 year 1999

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Defect investigations
Consumer Complaints

Model 1999

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date	Regulation Part Number	FMVSS Number
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS
09E025000	DOPE, INC.	E (Equipment)	42540	07/28/2009	OVSC	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.	05/11/2009	05/11/2009	571	108
Defect Summary	Dope, inc. is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
Consequence Summary	Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary	Dope, inc. will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on july 28, 2009. owners may contact dope, inc. at 1-626-272-1798.
Notes	This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by dope, inc.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP
463040	04/26/2006	10019990	Flow noises from area of power steering pump and/or foaming of power steering oil in reservoir. *tt	05/19/2006
VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PSIMBNA82112	09/01/1998	603009	Various information on installation of cd changer and celular telephone ( ctel ) systems for 129, 170 and other models. *yc	01/26/1999

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
PE03058	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.	12/17/2003	04/22/2004	ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE
	The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate allegations of engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure that could result in loss of power-steering assist.odi has received a total of 546 non-duplicative reports that allege engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure on all mercedes-benz vehicles using the subject component.the subject component failures are progressive in nature and only a small percentage of the complaints and warrant claims involved a failure that had progressed far enough to effect power steering performance (6 of 55 odi complaints reference increased steering effort).there have been no crashes or injuries related to the alleged defect.a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see summary report attached for further detail.

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
12/30/1998		1	09/01/1998
	Windshield wiper moves to center of windshield then hesitates for a few seconds and then slowly drags across the rest of the windshield, then does the same thing when it returns to its original position. i took the vehicle to the dealer for waranty service and was told it was not covered. if i wanted it fixed it would cost approximately $700.00 for a part they called the wiper transmission plus labor. i checked with other dealers/repair facilities and was told the same thing. when i checked with an independent repair shop the mechanic fixed the problem in less than 5 minutes by cleaning the base of the wiper and lubricating it with wd-40. the wiper worked fine after that. i went back to the dealer and talked to the ownership to complain about the problem and their mode of repair which was excessively priced. i was told that the repair done was only a temporrary fix and would last less than a month or two. that was over two years ago!! just recently the problem started again and i repaired it myself in about five minutes. when i contacted mercedes benz na corporate office to tell them of my problem i got the run around for two weeks of repeated phone calls,but when i finally contacted someone i was told that the dealership was told to replace rather than repair the wiper mechanism in all cases relating to this problem, at cost to the consumer. i have had contact with other mercedes owners who have had this problem and they were told the same $700. price for a replacement part which was unnecessary. i have owned three different mercedes over the years and have paid quite a bit for repairs and maintanance, but i now wonder if i had been taken advantage of in many cases to the tune of thousands of dollars. to me this seems like a factory defect or a design defect and should have been covered in the warranty.